Private John Arthur Murton Shore
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Shore,
John Arthur Murton
Date of birth: 1894-12-29
Place of birth: Port Rowan Norfolk Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Arthur Shore, father
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Bank Clerk
Address:
Ridgetown, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-11-11
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 10 - 26 - 28
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 880806
Highest Rank:
Private
(18th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 18th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in Action - Killed by a piece of shrapnel which penetrated his stomach.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1595973
LAC ID:
227450
Uploader's Notes:
Served 25 Regiment, 6 months.
Incorrectly identified as rank of Lieutenant at Royal Bank of Canada Honour Roll: World War 1
http://www.rbc.com/history/celebrating-our-history/in-remembrance/wwi-roll-of-honour-list.html
Text:
John Arthur Murton ShoreLIEUTENANT SHORE, born at Port Rowan, Ontario, December 30, 1894. Home in Ilderton, Ontario. Joined Windsor, Ontario branch, September 22, 1913. Enlisted from St. Marys, Ontario branch, March 2, 1916, in the 186thBattalion. Served later with the 18th Battalion. Present at Mons and Passchendaele. Killed in action at Passchendaele, November 11, 1917.
Uploader's Research notes: Note that the LAC Ref. does not show any attestation papers but the LAC link does. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2015-02-14